Model the domain
Get the data model right first. Almost every painful web app is one with a data model that did not match reality.
Service
End-to-end web application development - from database design and APIs to polished front-end interfaces. Built to scale, built to last.
When a project needs more than a content site, I build the whole thing: database, business logic, APIs and the interface on top. Usually Laravel or Node on the server, React or Vue on the front, chosen to fit the problem rather than out of habit.
Get the data model right first. Almost every painful web app is one with a data model that did not match reality.
End-to-end vertical slices you can actually use, rather than a backend that works in theory for three months.
Deploy early to a staging environment so feedback arrives while changes are still cheap.
If the core of what you need is content with some functionality attached, WordPress is usually the cheaper answer and I will say so. If the core is behaviour, workflow and data, forcing that into WordPress costs more than building it properly.
Both are fine. Laravel if the work is data and business logic heavy with a conventional web frontend, Node if you are already in a JavaScript ecosystem or need heavy realtime. The wrong reason to choose either is fashion.
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